| MasterChef Australia | |
|---|---|
| Season 17 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Series chronology | |
The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow. [1]
Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a Back to Win concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title.
The 24 returning contestants were announced on 16 March 2025. [2]
| Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Original Series | Previous Season(s) Placing(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alana Lowes | QLD | Series 3 | 3rd | Competing | ||
| Andre Ursini | SA | Series 1 | 7th | Competing | ||
| Audra Morrice | NSW | Series 4 | 3rd | Competing | ||
| Beau Cook | VIC | Series 4 | 8th | Competing | ||
| Ben Macdonald | NZ | Series 6 | 6th | Competing | ||
| Callum Hann | SA | Series 2, Series 12 | 2nd, 4th | Competing | ||
| Cath Collins | VIC | Series 15 | 5th | Competing | ||
| Darrsh Clarke | VIC | Series 16 | 6th | Competing | ||
| Declan Cleary | NSW | Series 15 | 3rd | Competing | ||
| Depinder Chhibber | NSW | Series 13 | 8th | Competing | ||
| Jamie Fleming | QLD | Series 6 | 4th | Competing | ||
| Jimmy Wong | NSW | Series 8 | 19th | Competing | ||
| Laura Sharrad | SA | Series 6, Series 12 | 2nd, 2nd | Competing | ||
| Matt Hopcraft | VIC | Series 7 | 6th | Competing | ||
| Pete Campbell | NSW | Series 13 | 2nd | Competing | ||
| Rhiannon Anderson | QLD | Series 15 | 2nd | Competing | ||
| Rue Mupedzi | WA | Series 15 | 7th | Competing | ||
| Samira El Khafir | VIC | Series 5 | 3rd | Competing | ||
| Sarah Todd | VIC | Series 6, Series 14 | 9th, 2nd | Competing | ||
| Savindri Perera | SA | Series 16 | 3rd | Competing | ||
| Snezana Calic | VIC | Series 16 | 15th | Competing | ||
| Steph De Sousa | NSW | Series 11 | 12th | Competing | ||
| Theo Loizou | VIC | Series 15 | 4th | Competing | ||
| Tim Bone | VIC | Series 11 | 4th | Competing |
| No. | Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mystery Box Challenge Winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immunity Challenge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elimination Challenge Winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alana | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andre | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Audra | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beau | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Callum | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cath | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darrsh | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Declan | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depinder | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pete | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhiannon | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rue | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samira | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savindri | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snezana | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steph | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theo | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim | Top 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||